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Files aren't fully syncing between Windows and Kbuntu
I am using Dropbox to share working files between a couple of computers, on Windows 11 and the other on Kbuntu Linux. Everything worked fine for a while but now, the files I save from the Linux box ...
It does sound like the Linux machine was signed into the wrong Dropbox account.
Logging into a Dropbox account on the browser on Windows won't affect your desktop connection, since they are completely separate.
One more note. Checking the icon on the task bars, I confirmed that Windows and Linux are now logged into the same account - 2T under [email removed as per Community Guidelines]
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffIt does sound like the Linux machine was signed into the wrong Dropbox account.
Logging into a Dropbox account on the browser on Windows won't affect your desktop connection, since they are completely separate.
Can I reopen this thread, or do I need to start a new one. <y problem is back again. I created a new Dropbox folder and pasted an image into from Windows file explorer. From the Windows box I can move the file into and out of the folder. From Linux, iOS, and from a browser in Windows I don't see the folder and I don't see the file if I move it elsewhere like Public. Other than the new folder and files I see all the same stuff that I see in Windows explorer. I don't have another account with 2T of space so I can't just be logged into different accounts.
- Jay
You can keep this thread open. Are you certain that the files have synced to the site? Is the Dropbox desktop application running and syncing on Windows?
I rebooted the PC and now they show up everywhere. I don't know what to make of that. I could upload to Dropbox. Move files around. But none of that info propagated until I rebooted? Bizarre. I'm going to read a book. Analog. 🙂
